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I could find out, I have an idea that the two
sticks were broken to show that they were men
or inieiceated = When enough had gathered together
a commencement was made, All this first part I
have gathered from hearsay, mostly from Yellowfellows
who had been threw it & had been made men
All the Women were musterd at the bottom
ring and placed all round it laying on the
ground and covered up with blankets or Possum
Rugs so that they could not see anything, The
Children were taken by the Old Men not
taking part in it and covered up so that they could
not see what went on, The Head men then took
one of the knitted bags that the Women carried
their houusehold gooed in and filled it with
gumleaves and placed it in the ring - then
they brought the Boy into the ring and
made him sit down on the bag and bent his head
down and told him he must not look up or he
would be killed, The Men then form up on the
outside of the Women laying round the ring
and the Bulroarer is heard, the Old Men tell
the Boys that that is the voice of the Spirit = "Don't you
look - if you do the Spirit will kill you," The old
man then puts his hands under the Boys arms and
lifts him up = bending his head down again he
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